Leaked gameplay reveals reportedly cancelled Assassin's Creed Destiny project set in ancient China

Leaked prototype gameplay published by MP1st has revealed Assassin's Creed Destiny, a reportedly scrapped project set in 206 BCE during ancient China's Qin Empire. The title was reportedly in development for current platforms through a partnership between Ubisoft and Tencent's TiMi Studio Group, with most clips stemming from a February 2025 prototype build. [1][2]

The surfaced videos show franchise staples such as wall-scaling parkour, leap-of-faith jumps, and stealth assassinations alongside ink-brush ability icons. Notable sequences depict a female assassin infiltrating a sacred palace besieged by the warlord Xiang Yu to recover an artifact, an early boss encounter with Xiang Yu, and a test area highlighting a unique spinning, deadly umbrella weapon. [1][2]

While Destiny appears to be abandoned, Ubisoft and TiMi have also partnered on Assassin's Creed Jade, an upcoming ancient China mobile game set nine years earlier in 215 BCE that is planned to feature co-op gameplay. The leak surfaced during a turbulent stretch for Ubisoft, which recently proposed closing Finnish developer RedLynx and cut 70 roles at its Singapore studio. [1][2]